The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-25
The Losses of Life and Destruction of Prop
erty Found to Largely Exceed the Esti-
mates Given in the First kilograms.
Reports Now Indicate that Not Less than
Two Thousand People Perished.
The New Oath To Be Taken by Catholic Bish.
man Elections-General News by Cable.
THE EARTHQUAKES.

LONDON, Feb. 24.-Details have been received
this morning of the results of the earthquake
showing that the effects were far
more serious than was thought The loss of
life and destruction of property is learned to
have been terrible. The most startling news
comes from the Genoese Riviera. Over fifteen
hundred persons were killed in that district. At
the village of Bajardo situated at the top of
hill, a number Of the inhabitants took refuge in
a church when the shocks were first felt. A
subsequent and greater shock demolished the
church, and 300 of the people who were in it
were killed. The destruction OF property in the
sections of Italy visited by the earthquakes was
immense and widespread
Further dispatches concerning the earthquakes
in southern Europe state that although there
have been no further shocks at Nice, the panic
has not yet subsided. Fueitives are fleeing in
every direction. The people are afraid to re-
the heights back of the city were crowded with
refugees. Two thousand English. American and
Russian visitors were camped ont during the
night on the elevated ground. Six thousand
persons have left the city and started for Paris.
The son of Mr.. Albert N. Hathaway the Ameri-
can consul at Nice, was seriously injured. There
have been no further disturbances at Monte
Carlo The place is filed with thousands OF
refugees from Cannes, Nice Mentone and San
Reno. It is difficult to find shelter for the great
number of people, and last night many of them
were compelled to sleep out more confident
feeling prevails to-day. Gaming has been sus
pended and a band IS playing on the terrace
for the purpose of restoring confidence to the
frightened people.
Another shock was felt at Mentone to-day. 1t
was so severe that houses were shaken. No one
was injured. Additional details concerning the
damage done by yesterdays shocks show that in
some cases.villages built on the mountain-side
were toppled into the valleys. Three railway
trains have been dispatched with food for the
sufferers. number of soldiers have also been
sent to assist them.
Reports of the disaster continue to reach
Rome. The total number of deaths reported to
the present time is about two thousand The
shocks were felt OF Parma. Turin and Cosenza.
Undnlations of the earth were noticed at Catania,
in Sicily, at the foot of Mount Etna. The di-
rector of the Turin Observatory .elegraphs that
the seismic instruments are quiescent, and no
further disturbance is feared.
Two slight shocks of earthquake were felt to-
day at Nice and Cannes. No injury resulted.
Yesterdays disturbances killed two persons and
injured ten at Nice, killed four and Injured
two at Bar, killed two and injured twelve at
Bollene At Chateau Neuf many were injured
At Savona two houses fell, killing nine persons
and injuring fifteen. The whole population of
Savona are bivouacked about the town.
At Nice sixty houses are tottering aud ready
to fall from shatterings inflicted by yesterdays
earthquakes. Many others are much damaged
In most residences more or less of the furnish
ings are damaged.
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Fifty persons were injured at Mentone and
one killed.
King Charles and Queen Olga, of Wurtem-
burg remain in their villa at Nice.
The earthquake was strongly felt at sea- Off
Genoa it woke sailors from sleep. At Turin a
portion of the ceiling at Santa Teresa Church
fell upon the worshipers. but mono were killed.
In many streets traffic was stopped, and houses
were rendered liable to fall. At Castellaro a
church collapsed, killing many persons.
The transport Roma has lett Genoa to
take on board five hundred prisoners
confined in the Onegla prison, which is expected
| to collapse. Parties Of soldiers have been sent
to the villages visited by the earthquake to assist
| in buryine the dead. King Humbert desired to
| proceed to Genoa, but was d;ssuaded therefrom.
| The "Italian Soothsayer," an almanac. predicted
| earthquakes in the disturbed districts between
| the Sd and 18th of February.
| At Nice the excitement caused by the oarth-
| auakes is subsiding. The city authorities to-
day attended the funeral of school mistress,
| one of the victims.
| Some wells in the section about Nice dried up.
| while others increased in volume. A Jet of hot
water burst from the bed of the Paillon river,
| throwing up mass of shingle.
| At Mentone 25O houses were rendered unin-
habrable. Several fires occurred, but were
speedily extinguished. Military guards are on
duty to prevent pillaging of the wrecked houses.
The field telegraph is now working in many
places. A bread famine is expected, owing ia
| the destruction of the ovens OF the bakers
| 1t is reported that at Bussana, a village OF
800 inhabitants successive shocks lAyeled nearly